Bangladesh score over Zimbabwe

Bangladesh scored a comfortable 95 run victory over Zimbabwe in a group I match of the Plate championship of the Under-19 World Cup at the Nondescripts Cricket club ground in Colombo on Sunday.

Electing to bat, Bangladesh were given an excellent start with openers Nahidul Haq and Md Selim putting on 122 runs. G Ewing dismissed them in successive overs but not before the batsmen got 54 apiece. While Haq faced 66 balls and hit five fours, Selim faced 77 balls and hit four of them to the ropes. Zimbabwe then did well cutting through the middle order as Bangladesh slid to 190 for six. But there was a revival with Mahfuz Kabir (41 not out) and Tariqul Hasan (35) adding 71 runs for the seventh wicket off 10.4 overs to help Bangladesh post a challenging total of 270 for seven in 50 overs.

Zimbabwe lost wickets at regular intervals and were never really in the hunt though M Munson, at No 3, top scored with 45. Only a belated fight by the ninth wicket pair of G Ewing (24) and H Henderson (26 not out) who added 49 runs off 13.2 overs saw Zimbabwe reach 195 for nine in 50 overs.